What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46991 and 47009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46991 and 47009 is 1.

GCF(46991,47009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46991 and 47009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46991 and 47009.

How to find the GCF of 46991 and 47009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46991 and 47009. After we will calculate the factors of 46991 and 47009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46991

Prime factors of 46991 are 7, 137. Prime factorization of 46991 in exponential form is:

46991 = 7³ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47009

Prime factors of 47009 are 29, 1621. Prime factorization of 47009 in exponential form is:

47009 = 29¹ × 1621¹

Step-3: Factors of 46991

List of positive integer factors of 46991 that divides 46991 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 137, 343, 959, 6713

Step-4: Factors of 47009

List of positive integer factors of 47009 that divides 46991 without a remainder.

1, 29, 1621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46991 and 47009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46991 and 47009 is 1.

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